Patents by Inventor Todd C. DePauw

Todd C. DePauw has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Aircraft air pads having restricted deployment volumes
    Patent number: 10696406
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for inflatable air pads for aircraft. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes an air pad affixed to a mount within an interior of an aircraft. The air pad includes a front face, a bladder that is inflatable within the air pad, and sides that constrain the front face of the air pad to extend a uniform distance outward from the mount when the bladder is inflated. The apparatus also includes an inflator that is coupled with the air pad and is configured to inflate the bladder from an undeployed volume to a deployed volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Mohammed H. Kabir, Alan D. Byar, Jan M. Leon, Todd C. DePauw
  • AIRCRAFT AIR PADS HAVING RESTRICTED DEPLOYMENT VOLUMES
    Publication number: 20190352010
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for inflatable air pads for aircraft. One embodiment is an apparatus that includes an air pad affixed to a mount within an interior of an aircraft. The air pad includes a front face, a bladder that is inflatable within the air pad, and sides that constrain the front face of the air pad to extend a uniform distance outward from the mount when the bladder is inflated. The apparatus also includes an inflator that is coupled with the air pad and is configured to inflate the bladder from an undeployed volume to a deployed volume.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: Mohammed H. Kabir, Alan D. Byar, Jan M. Leon, Todd C. DePauw